Birth: London, England (07 June 1787) Death: Llandaff (12 August 1857)
Activity
Profession: Clergyman, Church of England Research Field: Geology Education: Westminster School; Christchurch College, Oxford. MA Career: Vicar of Sully, Glamorganshire; Curate of Banbury; Dean of Llandaff (1844-1857); carried out geological researches; was the first to describe the Ichythyosaurus; died of apoplexy
RSActivity
Membership: Fellow Election Date: 9/12/1819
Relationships
Son of John Josias Conybeare, geologist and divine
Source
Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1857-1859 vol 9 pp 50-52 References: J M Edmonds and J A Douglas, 'William Buckland, FRS (1784-1856) and an Oxford Geological Lecture, 1823' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 141-167
